单词 | gob |
释义 | Word Frequency gob 1(ɡɒb) noun 1. a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance 2. (often plural) informal a great quantity or amount 3. mining a. waste material such as clay, shale, etc b. a worked-out area in a mine often packed with this 4. a lump of molten glass used to make a piece of glassware 5. informal a globule of spittle or saliva verbWord forms: gobs, gobbing or gobbed 6. (intransitive) British informal to spit Word origin C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see gobbetWord Frequency gob 2(ɡɒb) noun US slang an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy Word origin C20: of unknown originWord Frequency gob 3(ɡɒb) noun a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth Word origin C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob |
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